Today I’m going to let you into a little secret.
Something I’m not ashamed to say will have a profound impact on your game, if and it’s a big if, you get it.
But not only get it, choose to implement it as well. Some people will just glaze over this and dismiss it as nonsense.
Poor them.
I wish someone, anyone, had told me this when I was a whipper snapper looking to make my way in the game.
It could have saved me countless hours on the practice ground, I could have used the time saved to work on my short game instead and really learnt how to score and as a result, get good very quickly.
Oh well, like anything, the best lessons are always learned the hard way. So what’s this miracle advice that has the power to radically transform your game?
It’s this.
The game will never be about the quality of your good shots, so stop looking for perfection in your play. The game is about how good your bad stuff is.
Case in point.
Look at the tour; look at the guys who are top of the leader boards, leading the tournament and in the T.V coverage that week. More often than not, their bad shots are just off the green leaving easy pitch or bunker shots or just in the semi rough.
Not In the adjoining houses back yards or the lakes or the woods for that matter. Those fella’s went home when the halfway cut was made.
So stop striving for perfection with your swing or your putting stroke, it does more harm than good. Remember, operating at 80% is good enough in this game; you don’t need to be perfect.
Find what works for you and learn to repeat it, and then focus on learning how to get yourself around the course, managing your game and the short game.
You won’t recognise yourself in a years’ time and nor will you’re playing partners.
Now something else that is a bit of a secret that can do wonders for your game, my free report,
“9 Ways to Lower Your Handicap and Shoot Your Best Round Ever”,
you can pick up a copy at this link whilst the going is good.
Bob James PGA